The design and analysis of DASH: a scalable directory-based multiprocessor
The design and analysis of DASH: a scalable directory-based multiprocessor
Performance Evaluation - Special issue on performance modeling of high speed telecommunication systems
Ultrafast All-Optical Synchronous Multiple Access Fiber Networks
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Memory organization in multi-channel optical networks: NUMA and COMA revisited
ICS '96 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Supercomputing
OPTNET: a cost-effective optical network for multiprocessors
ICS '98 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Supercomputing
An Optical Interconnect Model for k-ary n-cube Wormhole Networks
IPPS '96 Proceedings of the 10th International Parallel Processing Symposium
Communication Models for a Free-Space Optical Cross-Connect Switch
The Journal of Supercomputing
A Scalable Interconnection Network Architecture for Petaflops Computing
The Journal of Supercomputing
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Crossbar switches are rarely considered for large, scalable multiprocessor interconnect systems because they require O(n2) switching elements, are difficult to control efficiently and are hard to implement once their size becomes too large to fit on one integrated circuit. However these problems are technology dependent and a recent innovation in fiber optic devices has led to a new implementation of crossbar switches that does not share these problems while retaining the full advantages of a crossbar switch: low latency, high throughput, complete connectivity and multi-cast capability. Moreover, this new technology has several characteristics that allow a distributed control system which scales linearly in the number of attached nodes.The innovation that led to this research is an optical and-gate that can be used to demultiplex multiple high speed data streams that are carried on one common optical medium. Optical time domain multiplexing can combine the data from many nodes and broadcast the result back to all nodes. This paper discusses OTDM technology only to the extent necessary to understand its characteristics and capabilities. The main contribution lies in the description and analysis of interconnect architectures that utilize OTDM to achieve a level performance that is beyond electronic means. It is expected that cost-reduced OTDM systems will become competitive with the next generation of interconnect systems.